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Unscored CVE-2021-24191 EUVD-2021-11105GHSA-cpf3-gq5c-48p5

WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction < 1.8.2 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation via Low Privilege User

Published May 14, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan

Description

Low privileged users can use the AJAX action 'cp_plugins_do_button_job_later_callback' in the WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction WordPress plugin before 1.8.2, to install any plugin (including a specific version) from the WordPress repository, as well as activate arbitrary plugin from then blog, which helps attackers install vulnerable plugins and could lead to more critical vulnerabilities like RCE.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
wp-buy WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction 1.8.2 – < 1.8.2 1.8.2

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